China has confirmed that a balloon flying over Latin America is Chinese, after a similar device was shot down by the United States over the weekend. “It has come to be understood that the relevant unmanned airship is from China,” foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a briefing, saying the device “seriously deviated from its…
The 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Turkiye has damaged the airport in Turkish Hatay province. A major earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck central Turkey and northwest Syria today, killing more than 500 people and injuring hundreds as buildings collapsed across the region. The earthquake was recorded in central Türkiye on Monday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center.…
Lufthansa and Air France-KLM are circling collapsed UK regional airline Flybe to try to obtain its take-off and landing slots at London’s Heathrow Airport. Britain’s Telegraph newspaper reported on Saturday the two airlines were in talks with the administrators of Flybe, which a week ago ceased trading and went into insolvency for the second time…
All flights have been cancelled at Istanbul Sabiha Airport due to snow. All flights until 06.00 tomorrow have been cancelled today. A passenger complained to Anadolujet that three flights were cancelled but only one person of the airline was at the airport to deal with the cancelled flight. A 50% flight reduction has been taken…
Russians flying from Phuket to Moscow were stuck at the airport for more than four hours. An Azur Air Boeing 767-300 operating flight #ZF3604 from to Moscow to Phuket, Thailand rejected its take-off run at high speed on runway 09 due to engine issue. At first there was the usual soft movement with acceleration, then…
Two planes came close to colliding when a FedEx plane was forced to overfly the Southwest plane to avoid a crash. The Federal Aviation Administration and the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board are investigating an aborted landing in Austin, Texas, on Saturday morning by a FedEx cargo plane that had been set to land on…
A Qantas A380 will be soon back in service. A Qantas A380 has left long storage in California. The aircraft (reg. VH-OQL) has left Victorville in California, in storage since the pandemic, to reach Los Angeles. From there, the plane flew to London Heathrow then to Abu Dhabi. It is now reaching its Sydney home…
A US military fighter aircraft shot down the Chinese spy balloon that had been floating across the country’s airspace Saturday as it moved beyond the shores of South Carolina and over the Atlantic Ocean. The FAA restricted airspace to 60,000 feet over the Carolinas and paused departures to Wilmington, Myrtle Beach, and Charleston airports. US…
Flight operations at Dublin Airport were suspended at Dublin Airport today after a drone was spotted close to the runway. Air traffic controllers were alerted to a drone sighting at the airport and in line with protocols for confirmed drone sightings, operations at the airport were suspended. Controllers issued radio messages to approaching and departing…
Pentagon says Chinese spy balloon spotted flying over US but decided not to shoot it down for now due to risks. The U.S. military has been monitoring a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been hovering over the northern U.S. for the past few days, and military and defense leaders have discussed shooting it out of the…
The former French aircraft carrier was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean after several years of wandering and reversals in its fate. The decision is strongly criticized by several organizations for the defense of the environment as the former flagship of the French navy, bought by Brazil in 2000, is filled with asbestos, paints and other…
The FAA is investigating after two planes clipped wings at Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday morning. United Airlines said the flight from Newark to Orlando, Florida, was parked at the gate when another much larger United aircraft clipped its wing while being relocated. The passengers on Flight 2135 to Orlando were able to deplane…